Glass Onion Catering has recalled about 181,620 pounds of salads and sandwich wrap products with chicken and ham, as they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
The withdrawal is in association with other foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Products regulated by FSIS feature the establishment number 'P-34221' inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The products being recalled include 12oz packages of 'delish pan pacific chop salad,' 13.4oz packages of 'delish California style grilled chicken salad,' 9.9oz packages of 'delish uncured applewood smoked ham & cheese wrap,' 10.5oz packages of 'delish grilled chicken caesar wrap,' 10.9oz packages of 'delish southwestern chicken wrap,' 11.5oz packages of 'delish greek brand low-calorie grilled chicken wrap,' 9.9oz packages of 'delish white chicken club wrap' and 11.2oz packages of 'delish asian style chicken wrap.'
Products in the recall were distributed to distributions centers in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. They were produced between 23 September and 6 November 2013.
FSIS has started monitoring a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses on 29 October.
It was notified by FDA on 6 November that California authorities had reported case-patients consuming pre-packaged salads with grilled chicken.
The agency has determined that there is a link between the grilled chicken salads and the illness cluster.
About 26 case-patients have been identified in three states with indistinguishable E. coli O157:H7 PFGE patterns with illness onset dates ranging from 29 September to 26 October 2013.
A traceback investigation determined Glass Onion Catering was the supplier of the products implicated in the outbreak.
